From Terrible Employee to Open Source Entrepreneur: Caleb Porzio's Playbook

In this week's episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, host ‪@MattStauffer‬ talks with ‪@calebporzio1‬ , a prominent figure in the ‪@LaravelPHP‬ community and the creator of Livewire and Alpine.js.
Caleb shares his unconventional journey from being a self-proclaimed "terrible employee" (at Matt’s company!) to becoming a successful self-employed educator and entrepreneur through his company, Wireable LLC.
He also shares insights into his strategies for turning open-source projects into sustainable businesses and building a dedicated audience through educational content and documentation sites related to the tool's niche.
Matt Stauffer Twitter - / stauffermatt
Caleb Porzio Twitter - x.com/calebporzio
Tighten Website - tighten.com/
Livewire: livewire.laravel.com
Alpine.js: alpinejs.dev/
Adam Wathan’s Blog Post: adamwathan.me/...
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Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten. tighten.com/

[@r1konTheAutomator]

Yo Caleb you look rad with a beard. Keep it.

[@simonswiss]

This episode was absolutely fantastic - I love the way you both talk so eloquently. Great insights. I run a podcast too but I just ramble on and on until Jon stops me from talking 🤣

[@aeapyps]

Very inspirational. Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪

[@SouravTah]

I got inspired a lot from this. Awesome talk ! Thank you 🙏

[@simonswiss]

"Self-employed educator" - love this framing.

[@thejasonmccreary]

What's Caleb sipping on?